Dublin Vegfest is back with a two-day celebration of a vegan lifestyle. It is the country’s biggest vegan food event. Full of local food stalls providing the very best of vegan cuisine all day long: vegan cheeses, donuts, pizzas, burgers, ice cream, healthy salads, cakes and drinks. Diet and nutrition talks by experts, food demonstrations! Speakers : James Aspey ; Patrik Baboumian/ Germany’s strongest man, world record holder (don’t ask him where he get’s his protein?)

We anticipate a couple of thousand people over each day. Vegan or not vegan, everyone is welcome to try new foods, take a talk or hangout among a super friendly enviroment. Activities on the day include demo’s, talks by diet experts and stars of the plant based world, award winning bloggers, live music. Tickets are on sale at Eventbrite.

“Vegfest is spearheaded by a dedicated group of people passionate about vegan living. That’s all it takes to bring about change.”

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“The festival not only offered the opportunity to broaden one’s palette but it was also an interesting insight into veganism and how being conscious of the food you are consuming is only one aspect of leading a cruelty-free lifestyle.”

Veganism is growing rapidly around the world with an estimated 7.5 million vegans in the USA as example.

1 Figures for Ireland are not so available but the level of interest is very high and growing with more clearly labeled vegan friendly food products on the shop shelves meeting demand for healthier, more ethical products. Almost all high street food outlets offer tasty vegan menus.

2 People adopt a vegan lifestyle for a number of reasons. Personal health is one of them; a vegan diet has been shown to be an effective way to reverse and prevent some of the killer diseases associated with a standard western lifestyle.

3 People are hearing about the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle from stars like Miley Cyrus, Sia who are both vegans or Beyonce who recently launched a vegan delivery service in New York. Environmental concerns around deforestation, water pollution, food waste and Climate Change bring a lot of people to go vegan too. Animal agriculture is the number one cause of greenhouse gases causing climate change.

4 Concern for the billions of animals used in our food systems is another reason

5.The demand for ethical cruelty free products is increasing in Ireland and around the world.

6.Going vegan is a good practical solution to people’s concerns for their health, our planet and animals.